weekEND projects.

i finished the wine-rack turned entryway organizer....a couple weeks ago, and finally got around to snapping some photos.  actually, this post is mostly for my mom who wasn't able to visit a couple weekends ago because all of us managed to get sick.  i was pumped to show her all the things i have been working on because crafty nesting is our jam :)  so i'm cramming it all into this post-wooooo! 

 i decided to leave the outside as is and just paint the dark, scary innards :)  i went to Lowe's and asked the kind wood cutting guy to cut some shelves for me from some cheap wood. Then I bought a sample of yellow paint....that turned out to be too carnival yellow...so i picked up something more peachy and it turned out just right, after the many many coats it took to cover up the dark wood.  

 i'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  brightened things up and made it seem less....cavernous and more happy :)

it's a little more filled up since i took this photo with some small photo frames and things

 see? soooo happy :)

now we can keep all our keys and mail and random junk organized....

 .....so it doesn't clutter up the table.  right?

NEXT:

 I finally moved on to another project that I've been wanting to do ever since we shortened the table and chairs.  I had some great leftover wood pieces from the chairs that you see below.  My inspiration was a frame that I saw at pier 1 that had wire stretching across it.  It came with clothes pins to pin up photos...

so i thought....i can do that....for 1.99 :)

I had my willing hubby drill some small holes through the wood.  Then I sanded and painted them the same color orange that I had leftover from the dictionary photo frames.

I found some old greyish-brown yarn I had leftover from my knitting days and threaded it through the holes.  I purchased some wee little clothes pins from hobby lobby for the afore-mentioned price and voila; cute photo hanging thing.  I like to call it my little laundry line of love.  :)  Not the best picture because of the glare....but you get the picture ;)

The "Olivier" frame was a shower....or wedding gift.  I'm not sure which--but thanks mom ;) it works perfectly over the photos.

fun fun.  I'm still considering painting the clothespins....but i think i like the au natural look.  we'll see!  and i also need to find some more photos to fill in the blanks too, but couldn't wait to show it off :)

AND Finally:

I got this idea on pinterest.  I wanted to have a little wreath to showcase some holiday spirit.....but all those wreaths that i truly love cost some real true mooola....that is needed elsewhere at the moment :)  soooo, i made this!  with toilet paper rolls!

and leftover felt from henry's buck.  and ribbon leftover from something else.  and, of course, some hot glue (i'm getting pretty handy with that gun).

we hung it in the entryway.  i really wanted to hang it on a door, but we weren't sure if we wanted to mess with leaving holes in any of the doors of our rented apt., since holes in the wall are so much easier to fix.

not bad for throwing a bunch of leftovers together :)  and it was fun.  these little crafties are a nice break for me.

OF COURSE henry was also very busy.

:)


if you are interested in toilet paper tube wreaths and how to make 'em, here is the link where i got my idea:
http://www.seeyoutheredesign.com/2010/12/diy-toilet-paper-roll-wreath.html

sickies.

so henry got sick.  but nothing bad enough to take him to the doctor for, just a yucky enough cough to keep him home from daycare.  and i was already feeling icky so i stayed home with him on thursday. no one had to work friday so we all stayed home.  we were looking forward to having nana visit us....but she was sick too and couldn't come-bummer! it was really lovely weather and we pretty much spent the weekend inside chasing each other around with kleenex. austin, however, somehow managed to sail through the weekend without picking up any bugs from us....but maybe it's just too early yet?...  :)  

henry discovered a great love for "pooh bear" which actually sounds more like "pooper" when he says it, but anyway, he managed to convince his daddy to get the new winnie the pooh movie for him, so we could watch it.  over and over and over again.  actually, it's a cute/witty little kiddie movie with some pretty great one-liners, so austin and i don't mind it that much.  

AND we have also become fond of this particular little cough syrup for cruddy coughs.  it doesn't cure it, but it certainly helps soothe the sore throat, and henry likes it so much, he will drink it straight from the little measuring cup and then ask for more :)  i would highly recommend it to anyone else with a sick little sweetie who doesn't want to load them up with a bunch drugs (it's mostly just honey and purified water)

after photographing the dvd and the medicine, austin wanted to know if i was working a crime scene.  turd.  

cuddling on the couch, watching the pooper movie.

something like two year photos-ish

sitting at home on the couch on a wednesday in the middle of the day....i'm sick.  i'm trying my best to rest. but if you know me....than you know i'm incapable of doing nothing.  even if my voice doesn't work, my fingers certainly do :) so i thought i could finally get this post up, which i've been meaning to for awhile.  i hope you are all well, and able to escape those yucky bugs that are out there floating around!

i tried to snap some two-year photos several weekends ago before the weather turned icky and we lost all the pretty fall colors.  it was my most challenging photo shoot to date.....henry was not interested in standing still or anything.  i ended up with a few decent ones, even if they weren't exactly what i originally had in mind :)

methinks my baby is becoming a little boy....

he enjoyed playing in the fall leaves of course :)

i was recently going through some old photos, and came across this one and thought it made a great comparison to the photo above.  this is henry one year ago at this time.  

look at all that fabulous and flabby chin chubbiness.  :(  all gone.  

his curiosity in the world around him?  very much the same :)

all this camera dodging gets tiring after awhile i guess.

disco dance break--hahahaha

he seriously threw out this random pose on his own.

then we reeeeaaally got distracted.....

.....by this.

(i hope you are saying squirrel in your head using the voice of that dog from that cute disney movie UP.  if you have no idea what i am talking about....feel free to ignore.  OR, go rent that movie.  you'll thank me.)

a bright yellow wall!

and we found this awesome number two on a big garage door from what i think was shopko or something....anyway, i got one good one out of it :)  

we are very excited about turning two!

and my personal favorite....

ohhhhh and i thought i would just add as an afterthought....

i had no idea how much i kiss henry until i have been trying my hardest not to kiss those little cheeks.

the second i picked him up out of his crib i planted one right on him without even thinking twice, and then again as i was getting him dressed. 

sheesh. i kiss that boy a lot.

i am really hoping he doesn't get sick.

thinking about putting tape over my mouth so i don't accidently kiss him again!

the dreaded wipers!

henry is incredibly afraid of the windshield wipers.  luckily for us, we haven't had to use them much.  last week, though, it snowed briefly and I had to turn those devil monsters on.  henry cried at first and i tried to think of ways to soothe him and make him feel better when he suddenly stopped.  i looked up in the rearview mirror and he had pulled his stocking hat down over his eyes and left just enough room so that he could peek at his book but not see the boogie-wipers.  smooth sailing then!  (i took the photo with my phone while we were stopped at a red light)

still brainstorming ways to help him get over this irrational fear....

at least he's innovative :)

little visits

last weekend george and meem dropped in on us for a quick little visit.  we hung out, ate pizza, played cards/scrabble.  i WON. okay.  tied george at scrabble.

it was good times.

here are some iphone photos for evidence :)

uncle george and jenga blocks

 an aerial of the sweet, masking tape race car track that took over living room

well.....

that's it.

just a little visit.

:)